Dressing and shade cabinet



April 11, 1950 4. NEIBORN 2,504,038

\ DRESSING AND SHADE CABINET Filed June 7, 1948 Patented Apr. 11 1950 "UNI TE D STATES PATENT OF?! CE DRESSING AND SHADE CABINET Joseph Neiborn, Los'Angelea Ga'lif.

Application June 7, 1948, Serial No. 31,566

(CLI35-4) 3 Claims. 1

This invention is a knock-down cabinet for beach, or camping or shadecan ny adaptations.

It isnhighly desirabl'etohave a simple, practical, substantial and light-weight, all metal frame structure which can be collapsed into a generally fiat, han'dily -portable pack, and which will occupy but small floor 'or shelf space when knocked down, and this invention accomplishes that purpose.

Also, an aim of the inventi'onis to provide an adjustable frame structure and attachments therefor which enable the apparatus to be erected in a variety of arrangements of its parts to accomplish several different shade-providing capacities, as Well as for the creation of a dressing room fully closed on all of its four sides.

Further, a purpose of the invention is to provide a collapsible frame that will withstand hard use and will, when erected, be secure against ordinary breezes.

The invention resides in certain advancements in this art as set forth in the ensuing disclosure and has, with the above, additional objects and advantages as will hereinafter appear, and whose constructions, combinations and details of means, and manner of operation will be made manifest in the following description of the herewith illustrative embodiment; it being understood that modifications, variations, adaptations and equivalents may be resorted to within the scope, spirit and principles of the invention as it is claimed in conclusion hereof.

Figure l is a perspective of the fully extended frame fabrication. Figure 2 is a perspective showing an arrangement of some of the fabric walls of the cabinet in place on the framework.

Figure 3 is a detail view of a head frame fastening. Figure 4 is a detail of the fastening of elements of a frame post.

The framework includes a rigid, rectangular foundation unit composed of front and rear sills 2 and 3, of flat strap metal, and right and left side, angle bars 4 and 5, fixed permanently on the respective ends of the sills. Fixed on the rear ends of the said bars are upright sockets 6. To secure this foundation in beach sand or earth formations spikes l are driven through the bottom flanges of the bars 4 and 5.

A knock-down back frame for the cabinet includes post tubes 8 removably fitting the sockets 6 and being fastened in any suitable manner, preferably by simple headed shanks 9 passing through the sides of the bars and the sockets, and feet of the posts. These shanks are removably secured as by safety pins, of which one is shown in Fig. 4; for detail.

Telescopic in the post tubes are sleeves "H, which when extended to the upper position are fastened by shanks i2, secured by safety pins A noticeable feature of the invention embodies a collapsible canopy frame unit. This includes a U-plan rod F3 whose side limbs I33: telescope into the sleeves l l, and are secured'in their outermost adjustment by shanks l4, fastened in the sleeves by safety pins f0.

The erected post tubes are rigidly braced by crossed struts 1'6 connected "by a pivot 11-; the upper ends of the struts being mounted on the shanks that fasten through the upper ends of the tubes 8, and form a knock-down unit therewith.

The upper portions of the rod limbs I39: have rigid cheeks 18 which extend forwardly and are rigidly connected by a transverse header I9 of angle-metal, which is provided with a row of hooks 20 for suspending clothes or other objects.

Side canopy rails 2| have rear end pivots 22 in the cheeks l8 and are hung by links 23 booking thereto at slots 24 and being pivoted at 25 on be collapsed along the unit frame l3 for compact storing.

A front, canopy bow 26 is collapsibly mounted on pivots 2'! in the outer or forward ends of the rails 2| and is connected by head straps 28 to the bar I3. A front header rod 29 is mounted in the front ends of the rails and on it may be suspended a front curtain FC, Fig. 2. The erected bo-w 26 carries pivoted butt-braces 30 stepping in top notches 3| of the rails to hold the bow against folding back under tension of the straps.

A canopy top fabric CT can be adjusted on the erected canopy frame, as seen in Fig. 2, and it is provided with a right side wall RW and a left wall LW, which with the front and back ourtains mentioned will make up a completely wall closed cabinet as desired for changing clothes at sports or beach places.

If and when extended areas of shade for rest uses of the cabinet are desired means are provided for ready attachment to the canopy framework for extended arrangement of the side and front curtain and wall fabrics. A front, U-plan, stiif wire hood frame 33 has side arm hooks 34 at its rear ends to hook under the front ends of the rails 2| and overhang the rod 29. This frame also has corner loops 35 to which guy cords (one shown) 36 may be hitched, or the front curtain FC may be tied when it is draped forwardly over the hood frame 33 to make shade.

Likewise, one or more side hood frames 31, Fig. 2, may be removably hooked at 31h onto the rails, and the side wall curtains may be draped on said frames to increase transverse shade making width of the cabinet.

It will be understood that the cabinet frame may be set up for full standing height of a person, as in Fig. 2, or the back, top, canopy bow [3 can be lowered into the sleeves with these in the shown. extended position, or both the bow l3 and the sleeves can be completely telescoped into the post tubes, thus creating a very low canopy or shelter arrangement. In these arrangements of lowered canopy top frame, the excess curtain and wall lengths can be draped back over the top of the cabinet, or extended over the ground to serve as body covers.

The side walls are connected by the central, canopy deck section CT. And a back curtain BC hangs from the rear corner of the applied deck section CT.

What is claimed is:

1. In a dressing and shade cabinet fabrication; a back U-plan bow unit having side cheeks near its upper end, forwardly extendible side rails pivoted at their rear ends on the checks to close along the sides of the bow unit, suspending links pivoted on the cheeks and hookable onto the extended rails to hang them, a front bow pivoted on the outer ends of the rails, tension straps connecting the front and the back bows, butt braces pivoted on the sides of the front bow and 4 stepping on the rails, and a transverse header rod on the front ends of the rails.

2. The fabrication of claim 1, and a U-form frame having side arms whose rear ends include hooks to be quickly and easily attached to or removed from the outer ends of said rails and rest in applied position on the said transverse rod to form a front curtain support.

3. The fabrication of claim 2, and U-form frames each having side arms whose rear ends have hooks to be quickly and easily attached to or removed from respective front and rear portions of the said side rails.

JOSEPH NEIBORN.

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